Flour bin



June 23, 1925.

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Application filed April 80, 1923, Serial No. 885,750.

it brag/concern:

.,B'eit k n wn that ,Arrm WRIGHT, a citizen. oftheUnite'd States, residing at Marshfield, in the county of Wood and State of Wisconsin, has invented certain new and useful Im rovem'ents in lFlour Bins, of which the fol owing is a specification.

' This invention has reference to flour bins and its object is to'provide a. multi leflour;

bin'for containing a plurality of 'ride of materials .to be distributed to various points for use.

In accordance with the invention there is provided an upright bin rotatable about an intermediate axis and of generally circular cross section with one side flattened to pro? -vide for the'housing of the bin under the projecting side of a counter or cover'so that the bin may be completely .protected from contamination from above and yet all parts of the bin may be accessible so the contents I of-variouscompartments in the bin may be readily reached.

The bin is divided into a plurality of compartments partitions fitting into grooves admitting o the ready removal of the slides for cleaning purposes.

The invention will be best understood from anconsideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing in the drawings but ma be chan ed and modified so longas such c anges an modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

In'the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation withsome parts in section showing the rotatable member of the bin located between a floor member and Figure 2 is a vertical section through the bin as disclosed in full lines in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a sectionon-the line 3-3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fra gmentary (perspective view of a portion of t e bin; an

Figure 5 is a perspective view of a por-,

tion of a pivot on which the bin is mounted.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a counter 1 which may be indicative of a shelf designed to override and protect the bin from contamination and between the upright'shaft 3 about theaxis of which a bin structure 4 may revolve.

The bin 4 is of enerally circular form excegt that at one side there is provided a flat si c section 5. Extendin to one side of the main there is a partition 6' and extending from the other side of the shaft 3 to the opposite side of the cylindrical-part of the bin 4 there is another partition 7 corresponding generally to the partition 6. Intermediate of the partitions 6 and 7 is a thirdpartition 8 disposed radially to the axis of rotation of the bin 4. p

The shaft 3 is provided with a suitable number of longitudinal grooves 9 and on the inner face of the bin 4 are return loops 10 to receive the adjacent ends of the partitions 6 and 7 and 8 into which groove the corresponding sides of the partitions 6, 7 and 8 slide.

The opposite ends of the shaft or pivot 3- are pointed as shown at 11 and are seated in sockets 12 made fast to the cover 1 and floor 2, respectively. In the upper end ofthe shaft 3 there is enclosed a compression.

spring 13 hearing against the pivot end 14 and holdin the bin 4 in place. The upper end of the in 4 is closed by a cap 15 holding the shaft 3 central to the bin 4 and permitting the displacement of the cap whenever desired.

The bin 4 is adapted to receive a plurality of kinds of contents. When it is desired to ,obtain access to any one of the compartments 0 the bin, the desired compartment is opene by bringing it in such relation to pulled or'forced from under the counter the.

pivot end 14 slips out of the bearing which is' applied to the underside of the counter. By reference to figure 2-of the drawing it will be seen that the ivot end or member '14 is supported by a s rm 13 at the upper'end of the shaft 3. There ore, the pivot memfrom the shaft 3 dy 4 of the bin ber may move longitudinally with relation to the shaft. 'When the bin is moved to an inclined position the cover 15 may be lifted to permit of-free removal of the cover'from v the binl When the material is being dispensed from the bin the bin is stationary and is in aninclined position upon the floor, it being supported at its center by the lower end of the shaft and at its edge by the lower edge of the flattened portion which is provided at the side of the bodyof the'bin. Therefore, durin the, operation of dis' ens ing the materia from "the bin the odysthereof held at a steady positionupon the I floor. v

The edge portion of. the-counter is shown in dotted Figure 3, from which it can be ascertained that in tilted position,

the contents of the bin may be removed.

\Vhat is claimed is: l

A bin side ted to be supported between bearings app ied to fixed objects comprising a body-of general cylindrical form and having a flat side section whichextends from end to'end of the body, a cofer for the body, the shaft section fixed centrally in the body and adaptedito engage in one of the bearings, a pivot memberalined with the shaft andpassing through vtlle cover and-adapted to engage in the other bearing, and a. spring inter osed between the-shaft and the pivot m'emer.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

,. ATTIE WRIGHT. 

